# Arcgis Glasgow [Health: Active]

**Category:** 🗺️ Location Services  
**Repository:** https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-arcgis-glasgow  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/arcgis-glasgow

## Description
Glasgow City Council GIS — Glasgow, Scotland (UK) open geospatial data (ArcGIS).

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **search_datasets** — Search Glasgow City Council GIS open geospatial datasets (parcels, zoning, public works & city services) by keyword. Returns each dataset's name, summary, record_count, owner/org, and its Feature Service `url` — pass that url to query_layer / layer_info.
- **query_layer** — Query an ArcGIS Feature Service / Map Service layer by its url (from search_datasets). SQL-like `where`, comma-separated `out_fields`, `order_by`, `limit`, `offset`. Returns attribute rows (and geometry). Use where="1=1" + out_fields="*" to sample.
- **layer_info** — Get an ArcGIS Feature/Map Service layer's schema by url: fields (name + type), geometry type, total record count, and capabilities.

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "arcgis-glasgow": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","@pipeworx/mcp-arcgis-glasgow"]
  }
}
```

## Documentation

## What Arcgis Glasgow does

Arcgis Glasgow exposes Glasgow City Council’s open GIS catalog and ArcGIS service layers through MCP. It is intended for questions and workflows involving Glasgow, Scotland, including searches across datasets related to parcels, zoning, public works, and city services.

The server supports a dataset-to-layer workflow. First, search the catalog for a subject. The result includes a Feature Service URL along with the dataset name, summary, record count, and owning organization. Use that URL with the layer inspection or query tools to work with the underlying data.

## How it works

The gateway endpoint is available at `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/arcgis-glasgow/mcp`. A client connected there receives the Arcgis Glasgow tools together with shared Pipeworx gateway tools. The gateway’s `ask_pipeworx` tool can route natural-language questions across the broader catalog, including this data pack.

A local package is also available through npm and communicates over stdin and stdout using MCP. The standalone process exposes only the tools for this pack, without the gateway’s shared meta-tools. Direct HTTP calls are available through Pipeworx tool endpoints for clients or scripts that do not use MCP.

## Setup and configuration

For a remote MCP connection, add the following server entry to an MCP client:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-glasgow": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/arcgis-glasgow/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The package can run locally with `npx`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-glasgow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-arcgis-glasgow"]
    }
  }
}
```

To start the local process directly, run `npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-arcgis-glasgow`. The gateway also provides a full endpoint at `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp` for connections that should access all Pipeworx packs directly.

## Tools and capabilities

- `search_datasets` searches Glasgow City Council GIS datasets by keyword. Results include dataset names, summaries, record counts, owners or organizations, and Feature Service URLs.
- `query_layer` queries an ArcGIS Feature Service or Map Service layer using its URL. It accepts SQL-like `where` conditions, comma-separated `out_fields`, `order_by`, `limit`, and `offset` values, and returns attribute rows with geometry.
- `layer_info` retrieves a layer’s fields and types, geometry type, total record count, and capabilities.

For an initial sample, use `where="1=1"` with `out_fields="*"`, then refine the query using the layer schema and available attributes.

## Limitations and notes

The integration is independent and unofficial; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by Glasgow City Council or the upstream GIS provider.

The gateway pack endpoint includes shared Pipeworx tools in addition to the three Arcgis Glasgow tools, so its tool list is larger than the local package’s list. The local stdio mode is limited to this pack’s tools. Initial gateway calls do not require an account. Data access depends on the public Glasgow ArcGIS services and the layer URLs returned by dataset search.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/arcgis-glasgow/readme_